Just a few more days.

Just a few more days….
And it will be my turn again to travel to be with Mike. This time we get to spend a longer time together, perhaps the longest we have managed since the marriage became a long-distance one. It would almost be like learning to live together again, and that could be a fun and exciting thing or it could be a real challenge. Knowing us, I would guess fun and exciting.

The other day my son had to be separated from his girlfriend. He was finding it very difficult being apart from her. “How do you and Mike do it?” he asked me. I replied, “I try to find many ways to remind myself that I can survive this. One thing I think about is people who have it much harder and yet are able to do it. So for this one I think about US soldiers in Iraq. They do not have the luxury of being able to get on a plane and visit their families when the need gets too painful; they don’t know how long they will be apart, nor when they will be able to see and touch their loved ones, nor for how long. If they can find the strength to cope, then surely I can”.

Mike's new hobby.

Being apart does not mean we don't share our lives. We work hard at keeping in close contact every day. We share our joys and upsets. As part of this we agreed that I should buy a car. Not just any car but a Jaguar. It is my new pet and it takes up all the spare time in my life right now. Time that otherwise could be spent in less productive ways. It is an older model that will take many months to bring up to standard. I have all summer to do that.
It has meant my budget has changed but in no way has it affected the money we save at home. This was crucial in our thinking. There is no point in me being here just to spend money!!!!! It is a tough balance sometimes but the sacrifices are well worth making. I have a new hobby and a new spring in my step.
When Marilyn arrives in Montreal next week I will be there to pick her up in the Jaguar. I know she will be happy that I am happy. We will have a really nice few weeks together that we need so much. The car will take second seat to that .......

Mike